Ishan Kishan pulls off MS Dhoni's trademark Helicopter shot during 32-ball 61 in NZ vs IND 2026 5th T20I [Watch]

Team India star Ishan Kishan played a special shot during his impressive knock in the fifth T20I against New Zealand. The final game of the five-match series is being played at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday, November 1.

Ishan Kishan pulled off a trademark shot of legendary Indian captain MS Dhoni. He played the famous helicopter shot for a boundary. On the third ball of the ninth over by Mitchell Santner, Kishan went on the back foot, deep in his crease, and whipped a full delivery on the middle stump for a boundary through mid-wicket.

Although it was not a six, it was a fine moment in the game as he replicated the iconic shot successfully.

Watch the video of the same below -

Ishan Kishan scored a brilliant half-century. He got to his fifty off just 28 balls. The left-hander was eventually dismissed for 61 runs off 32 balls. His blistering knock was laced with five fours and five sixes at a strike rate of 190.62. It was his 14th half-century in T20Is.

Ishan Kishan completes 2000 T20I runs

Meanwhile, Ishan Kishan reached a special milestone during the course of his half-century in the fifth T20I. He completed 2000 runs in the format and became the seventh Indian batter to score 2000 or more runs in T20Is. The left-hander now has 2016 runs from 69 matches at an average of 31.01 and a strike rate of 149.22, with a century and 14 half-centuries to his name.

Ishan Kishan also became the third fastest Indian batter to get to 2000 T20I runs in terms of balls faced. He took 1345 balls to get to the milestone. His current teammate, Abhishek Sharma, is the fastest to do so, reaching the milestone in 1024 balls. Former skipper Suryakumar Yadav is second on the list, getting there in 1164 balls.

It has been a good year for Kishan in T20Is. In 37 games so far in 2026, he has 1220 runs at an average of 35.88 and a strike rate of 171.58, with a hundred and eight half-centuries. He will be glad to have ended the series with a brilliant half-century.

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